Employers are always trying to increase their flexibility when it comes to staffing requirements, and many of them are now embracing ‘gig culture’ as they choose to employ freelancers on a project-by-project basis rather than on long-term contracts. This gives employers the benefit of finding the right expert for their

The Uber drivers union is furious over the proposed move to reduce the fares which they claim amounts to a sizeable wage cut. Controversy has thus been stoked by the Uber management in the city of New York after its entry there. The steps of the City Hall in New

With the war in Syria getting worse every day, thousands of refugees are flooding the Turkey border in search of sanctuary. The European Union is calling for some leniency from the Turkish government to allow the refugees through. This is in the wake of airstrikes from Russia and a determined

The global social network, twitter, claims to have successfully shut down over 125,000 accounts since the middle of last year only. These are accounts that are specifically linked with the promotion of terrorist acts, mainly those that have a link to ISIS. In 2014, J. M. Berger of The Atlantic

The world has come a long way from the days of cannibalism, slavery and brutality in its quest to provide a peaceful and happy lifestyle for its citizens; civilisation has been the aim of every country and its governments. To achieve this goal, authorities, media, NGOs and the judiciary have

On Sunday, North Korea fired a long-range missile from the Sohae site. This has facilitated an emergency UN meeting in New York. The nation, however, maintains its rights to peruse the science of exploring space. This, in conjunction with the test for the hydrogen bomb, is both viewed as a

In a novel case involving the fraudulent use of one’s intelligence, a superior court judge in the Bergen County, US ruled against a young Indian woman who was found guilty of defrauding a number of innocent people. She was found guilty of money laundering and was convicted to face probation

The tactics of modern warfare are giving rise to some lethal weapons which are very difficult to counter or defend. One such weapon is the drone which has spurred terror outfits and armies alike to conduct hectic research to find an effective response. It has been authoritatively reported that the

Appealing to the US led coalition, a senior Iraqi official has asked for medicine and food to be air dropped to those people that are trapped in Falluja, currently under siege by security forces. Those who have been reached by telephone and also the local media have reported the population

In accordance with a report from the White House provided to Washington Reuters, President Barack Obama will make a proposal in his budget next week to Congress for $755 million dollars. The money will be used to kick start new cancer research that is to be named “Moonshot” which is

In the early hours of Tuesday Hilary Clinton announced she had won the fiercely contested political battle in Iowa against Bernie Sanders, even though the Democratic Party officials had not publicized the results. The Clinton campaign reported that there was no doubt that Secretary Clinton had claimed the most state